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US President Donald Trump has stated that "for the most part, parties are aligned" on how the next stages of the truce agreement for Gaza will proceed, though he admitted that "certain specifics … will be worked out."

"Hamas is collecting them now," Trump said, speaking about the captives yet to be freed in Gaza. "They're in some quite harsh places."

The US president, who has been praised by the organization and numerous Israelis for his part in securing a ceasefire deal, expressed he is confident the deal will "be sustained" because "both sides are weary of the conflict."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Situation

At the same time, the president plans to bring together international leaders for a high-level meeting on the issue during his trip to Egypt soon. Among those expected to join are officials from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

According to sources, the Israeli leader is not expected to attend.

President's Schedule

The president affirmed that he would confer with a "many officials" in Cairo on the start of the week to discuss the direction of the Gaza Strip. It has been reported that he will also visit the nation, where he will appear at the Knesset.

Key Developments

• Numerous of individuals headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on the end of the week as a US-brokered ceasefire was implemented. The remaining 48 hostages—about 20 of them thought to be living—are scheduled to be released by next Monday.
• Questions remain over the future governance of the Gaza Strip as forces slowly withdraw and if Hamas will relinquish arms, as required in Trump's ceasefire plan. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called off a ceasefire in March, hinted that the nation might restart its operations if Hamas does not relinquish its weapons.
• The international body was granted permission by Israel to start delivering scaled-up relief into the Gaza Strip starting on the weekend. The aid will involve 170,000 metric tons that have already been positioned in neighboring countries such as the Kingdom of Jordan and Egypt as relief coordinators awaited authorization from the army to recommence their operations.
• An official Stéphane Dujarric reported to reporters on the end of the week that fuel, medicines, and other critical materials have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Representatives want Israel to open more entry points and guarantee secure passage for aid workers and the population who are going back to parts of Gaza that were under heavy fire up until lately.
• The leader he condemned the Israeli government on the weekend for conducting nocturnal attacks on civilian facilities that the health ministry said caused one fatality. "Once again, the region has been the target of a egregious attack by Israel against civilian installations—unjustifiably or rationale," he remarked.
• Israel provided a list of the Palestinian detainees that it intends to free as part of the truce deal agreed upon with Hamas. From the 250 detainees, fifteen will be freed in East Jerusalem, a hundred to the region, and one hundred thirty-five will be deported. At first, when representatives of the group submitted a list of suggested prisoners to be freed to intermediaries in the country, they called for the freeing of high-profile Palestinian political figures such as Marwan Barghouti. However, the prime minister's team affirmed it will not agree to free the individual.